The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-05-12

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| characters and incidents are natural,
and although an elopement, and its
| consequences, a duel and death fol
low il rapid succession, it is much bet
ter than the usual sensational story.
John B. Alden, the Pearl street pub
| Usher, tells me that with the middle of
this month he will commence the first
volume of Irving's sLife of George
/ Washington. The remaining three
volumes will follow in July. If the
| biography of any man deserves place
in every American home, it is, surely,
that of Washington. If the writings
of any American author deserve such
place, they are, with equal certainty,
those of Washington Irving. This
work, is now, for the first time, in be-
coming form, placed within the reach
of every home. Mr.. Alden also IN
forms me that this edition of our first
President, will be finely illustrated,
and will be printed on fine and heavy
paper This work should certainly
| have an enormous sale.
A new edition of the late Horace
Mann's advice to young men, under the
title of GA Few Thoughts for Young
Man," is to be published Immediately
by Lee & Shepard, Boston. The work
consists of one of the most power
full and eloquent lectures, especially
addressed to young men, to which is
added letters containing timely advice.
This treatise has been SO often sought
after by the general publicC that it is
again republished in its original form.
The late Mrs. Mann, who wrote the
preface to her husbands book, says ::
"Nothing the author ever wrote has
been SO universally popular" :" The
volume is full of the wisest counsel
given in very attractive and winning
language, which is embellished with
sparkling wit and interesting anecdote.
1t is a rare little book, by an eminent
author, and is worthy of a place in
every household.
The Magazine Of american His
tory having outgrown its former quar-
ters on Lafayette Place, removed the
Ist inst. to more comfortable ones at
74s Broadway-a pleasant floor in the
building over the great bookstore of
Charles Scribner's Sons. The edito-
rial rooms are the same as those Qkthe
old S1I6ners M0nthJ and the ST.
Nicholas. The Nagasine Of 4Ameri-
can History occupies a field distict-
lively of its own-there is but one Mrs.
Martha J. Lamb and but one Maga-
zine of american History. There are
few magazine editors SO ornate, SC
gifted, so finished, as Mrs. Lamb-h hel
contribution, "'The White House and
its Memories" to the May number re
Quires no further comment.
Ne Ga companion to She, the popu
lar novel by H. Rider Haggard) is JUS
published by ]. S. Ogilvie & Co. The
author is one of the most popular
writer's of the day, a previous work O
his having reached over 100000. Fol
NE orders to the extent of 1900
copies were received before publica
ton.
One of the most timely volumes pub
lishcd in recent years is Prof. George
L .VoSe's work on 'Bridge Disasters il
America Their Cause, and the Rene
dy," which is now in press by Lee 6
Shepard, Boston. Prof. Vose is vel
f known as an eminent engineer, Presi
dent OF the Boston Society of Ciyi
Engineers, and the able author of th
only work on American Railroad Con
struction, a "Manual for Railroad
, Engineers and Engineering Students,
l, ga Sketch of the Life and Works G
/, George w. Whistler. Civil Engineer,
5 etc. 1t has been stated on good au
thority that there are at least forty dis
asters every year in the United States
t caused by the breaking of detectiv
Y railroad bridges, and that there ar
5 still many unsafe bridges over whic
h there is constant railroad transpOrta
= ton. This little book by Prof. Vos
points out how bridge catastrophe
: may be avoided, and is written in plai
g and unmistakable language, SO tha
: any person, whether or not educate
in the science of engineering, may b
q able to understand its counsel an
teachings. The Manual should be nc
# only in the possession of official
. whether of States Or of Municipalitie
/ but every person should investiga;
e for himself subject of such vital in
,s portance. Universal reading on
, topic of so immediate practical intel
= est would aid largely in creating pull
o lie sentiment which would bring abol
+ radical reformation of the methods
~ construction and inspection of the raj
q road bridges in this country.
Is The other day | asked Mr.. Willia
n w. Ellsworth, of the Century Co., T,
e. gardirg the purchase of the Southe,
v Bi0ouGe, to which he responded
rs follows: "It is true that we have pu
ID chased the Sonthe,n Bivonac. 1t w
es offered to us, and as it contained 4 fe
articles which we thought might be
st use to us in our coming book, "Ba
s ties and Leaders of the Civil War
ly We purchased it, and shall fill une